Location: Australia
Member Since:
Aug. 26, 2013
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Vera Loy
Biography
I have brown eyes and red hair, some weeks redder than others! The rest is subject to change without notice. I live in Australia with my family and two cats, the cats rule.
After thirty years of working with the unemployed, coping with threats, tears and broken lives (and these were only from fellow staff), I decided it was time to make my escape. And what better place to go than the world of regency romance? I started writing this story years ago, but put it aside due to work and family commitments.
A few years ago, I dusted off the foolscap pages stored under my bed, finished the story and turned it into a book, Regency Masquerade.
Since then I have published three collections of short stories. Beach Apples, all with an Australian theme, and two books of science fiction, Star Clash and Splinters of Glass. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
After thirty years of working with the unemployed, coping with threats, tears and broken lives (and these were only from fellow staff), I decided it was time to make my escape. And what better place to go than the world of regency romance? I started writing this story years ago, but put it aside due to work and family commitments.
A few years ago, I dusted off the foolscap pages stored under my bed, finished the story and turned it into a book, Regency Masquerade.
Since then I have published three collections of short stories. Beach Apples, all with an Australian theme, and two books of science fiction, Star Clash and Splinters of Glass. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
Where to find Vera Loy online
Where to buy in print
Books
The Hen Thief (and other stories)
by Vera Loy
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 30,820.
Language:
English.
Published: January 30, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
In Vera Loy's third collection of speculative fiction; dreams are sold by corporations; a starship encounters a strange anomaly; zombies take over London; and a hen is stolen. Twelve short stories.
Splinters of Glass
by Vera Loy
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 21,920.
Language:
English.
Published: May 3, 2017
.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
(5.00 from 1 review)
In Vera Loy’s second collection of science fiction stories, a woman wakes to discover she knows nothing– except how to kill; the latest version androids prove to be all too human; and humanity discovers that only women can explore deep space, and remain sane.
Splinters of Glass contains five short stories, each representing a different sci-fi sub-genre.
Star Clash - A Space Anthology
by Vera Loy
Price:
Free!
Words: 26,300.
Language:
English.
Published: November 6, 2015
.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
(3.00 from 1 review)
Star Clash - A Space Anthology. From galactic war to a zombie apocalypse, this imaginative anthology is a collection of science fiction short stories, each one set on a different world.
Beach Apples
by Vera Loy
Price:
Free!
Words: 12,020.
Language:
English.
Published: April 11, 2015
.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Beach Apples is a collection of short stories, contemporary, mystery, and science fiction, all with an Australian flavour.
From a walk on the beach, to fire-fighting in the Adelaide Hills, to a refugee’s story, some stories will put a smile on your face, while others will fire your imagination.
Regency Masquerade
by Vera Loy
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 59,260.
Language:
English.
Published: August 26, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Romance » Regency
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A light-hearted Regency Romance. Frances comes to London to discover her identity and finds a Lord she could easily fall in love with. There's only one problem—he thinks she's a man. Will this masquerade cost Frances her chance at love?
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